5th Annual Equine Industry Symposium
About this Event
The fifth annual Equine Industry Symposium will be hosted by BBRM Event Management students held virtually from November 16-20, 2020, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm EST each evening.
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M.Sc. Defence - Emma Thornton
The M.Sc. Defence for Emma Thornton has been scheduled for Monday, November 16th @ 2:00 p.m.
The examining committee will consist of:
Examining Chair: Michael Steele
Advisor: Anna-Kate Shoveller
Adv. Committee Member: John Cant
Additional Member: David Wright
Thesis Title: “Effects of exercise and diet on exercise physiology in mid-distance trained sled dogs”.
CGIL Seminar: One-step generation of a targeted gene knock-in calf using the CRISPR-Cas9 system in bovine zygotes
We are very pleased to have Dr.
M.Sc. Defence - Robert Matson
The M.Sc. Defence for Robert Maston has been scheduled for Thursday, November 5th @ 9:00 a.m.
The examining committee will consist of:
Examining Chair: Vern Osborne
Advisor: Trevor Devries
Adv. Committee Member:Todd Duffield
Additional Member: David Kelton
Thesis Title: “Factors associated with lameness and productivity for cows milked in automated systems”.
CGIL Seminar: "Haplotype- and sequence-based identification of a deletion associated with early embryonic loss in Holstein cattle and functional validation using CRISPR-Cas9 knockouts"
Dr. John Cole, Acting Research Leader of the Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory in the United States Department of Agriculture, will present a virtual CGIL Seminar on Friday, October 30th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM via Microsoft Teams.
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CGIL Seminar: "Tracking signals of positive selection in cattle genome"
Dr. Diercles Cardosa, a Post-Doctoral Researcher in CGIL will present a virtual CGIL Seminar on Friday, October 23rd. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM via Microsoft Teams.
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CGIL Seminar: "Genome and Chromosomal Partitioning of Genetic Parameters in Canadian Holstein Bulls"
Dr. Gerson Oliveira, a Post-Doctoral Researcher in CGIL will present a virtual CGIL Seminar on Friday, March 13th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM via Microsoft Teams.
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Training for Campus Press
The next training for “CampusPress”, the website service for Faculty, Lab and Research Websites is scheduled for November 5 , 2020. If interested, please register using the link below.
Training details:
Fall Semester, 2020
Information session on the Collaborative Specialization in One Health
An information session on the Collaborative Specialization in One Health next Wednesday, September 30th from 12:30 - 1:30 via Teams Live (check your email for the link). At this session, an overview of the program and its list of requirements will be provided and the application process. Students can still apply to the Collaborative Specialization once enrolled in their primary program. The annual deadline is November 1st.